Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Apache APISIX - CVE-2026-44087
Published: August 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU145245
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-44087
CWE-ID: CWE-345
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected resources.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient verification of data authenticity in the openid-connect plugin when processing identity headers under the default configuration. A remote attacker can spoof identity headers to gain unauthorized access to protected resources.
Only the default configuration of the openid-connect plugin is affected.
Affected software
Apache APISIX
How to mitigate CVE-2026-44087
Install security update from vendor's website.
Apache APISIX - update to 3.16.1